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Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon, the official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, makes chopsticks using a Wajima-nuri lacquerware technique at a facility in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit hard by the Jan. 1, 2024, massive earthquake, on Aug. 9, 2025. Kumamon is visiting various Ishikawa Prefecture cities to give encouragement to people affected by the disaster.

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Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury "Nototemari" shiitake mushrooms fetch a record price of 350,000 yen ($2,200) per bowl of six at this year's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Noto region, where the mushrooms are produced, experienced a powerful earthquake in January 2024 and record torrential rains in September.

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Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury "Nototemari" shiitake mushrooms are displayed after fetching a record price of 350,000 yen ($2,200) per bowl of six at this year's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Noto region, where the mushrooms are produced, experienced a powerful earthquake in January 2024 and record torrential rains in September.

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1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Combined photo shows police officers searching for missing people at a gutted morning market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024 (top), following a powerful earthquake on Jan. 1, and the same site on Dec. 20, ahead of the disaster's first anniversary.

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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Keidanren chairman Tokura

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2024.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Evacuees stay in a plastic greenhouse in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Evacuees stay in a plastic greenhouse in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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CES tech show

A small smart home robot produced by LG Electronics is exhibited at the CES tech show on Jan. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.

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CES tech show

People visit the CES tech show on Jan. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.

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CES tech show

People visit the CES tech show on Jan. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas.

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Yoshiki's handprint unveiled at Hollywood special ceremony

Japanese musician Yoshiki strikes his signature "X" pose in front of his newly unveiled hand and footprints at the TCL Chinese Theatre's forecourt in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2024. A member of the rock band X Japan, Yoshiki attended a special unveiling ceremony in Hollywood, making him the first Japanese star to join over 300 artists who have received the honor in the nearly 100-year history of the iconic theater.

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Yoshiki's handprint unveiled at Hollywood special ceremony

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024, shows a cement tablet displaying Japanese musician Yoshiki's hand and footprints at the TCL Chinese Theatre's forecourt in Los Angeles, unveiled at a special ceremony he attended in Hollywood the same day.

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Honda Motor's new EV series

Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe speaks at a press conference in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2024, as the Japanese automaker unveiled its new electric vehicle series.

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Honda Motor's new EV series

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, shows Honda Motor Co.'s Saloon sedan, one of two models the Japanese automaker unveiled in its new electric vehicle series.

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Honda Motor's new EV series

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, shows Honda Motor Co.'s Space-Hub minivan, one of two models the Japanese automaker unveiled in its new electric vehicle series.

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Honda Motor's new EV series

Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe poses with the Saloon sedan in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2024, as the Japanese automaker unveiled its new electric vehicle series.

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Honda Motor's new EV series

Honda Motor Co. President Toshihiro Mibe poses with the Space-Hub minivan in Las Vegas on Jan. 9, 2024, as the Japanese automaker unveiled its new electric vehicle series.

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Baseball: Padres' new reliever Matsui

Screenshot shows Japanese left-handed reliever Yuki Matsui virtually attending an introductory press conference on Jan. 9, 2024, after signing a five-year contract with the San Diego Padres major league baseball club.

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Japan, Finland foreign ministers

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) and her Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen attend a joint press conference in Helsinki on Jan. 9, 2024.

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Baseball: Padres' new reliever Matsui

Screenshot shows Japanese left-handed reliever Yuki Matsui virtually attending an introductory press conference on Jan. 9, 2024, after signing a five-year contract with the San Diego Padres major league baseball club.

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CORRECTED: Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2024, shows the seabed visible at a fishing port in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, after it elevated due to a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Police officers conduct a search operation in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, after it was hit by a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Police officers conduct a search operation in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, after it was hit by a tsunami triggered by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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General election in Bhutan

A voter (R) comes to a polling station in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Jan. 9, 2024, during a general election.

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General election in Bhutan

Voters line up to enter a polling station in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Jan. 9, 2024, for a general election.

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CORRECTED: Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 9, 2024, shows Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, the site for the relocation of a key U.S. military base from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a famous market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, that burned down following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a famous market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, that burned down following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a famous market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, that burned down following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Police officers conduct a search operation at the site of a famous market in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 9, 2024, that burned down following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Whale watching tour off southwestern Japan

A humpback whale is seen during a whale watching tour in the sea off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2024.

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